2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 66th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2010 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2010), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.

66th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date	26–31 December 2010
Defender	Alfa Romeo
Number of Yachts	87
Coordinates	33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E- 42°52.7′S 147°19.58′E
Winner	Secret Men's Business 3.5 Wild Oats XI (line honours)
Official Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20091030152304/http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

Position	Race Number	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed Time d:hh:mm:ss
1	X1	10001	Wild Oats XI	NSW	Reichel/Pugh RP100	30.48	Mark Richards	2:07:37:20
2	99	99999	Investec Loyal	NSW	Greg Elliot Maxi	30.48	Sean Langman	2:11:11:34
3	81	10081	Lahana	NSW	Bakewell-White 30m Maxi	30.00	Peter Millard	2:14:09:44
4	03	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	NSW	Don Jones VO70 (ex Brunel)	21.50	Matt Allen	2:16:52:55
5	10	M10	Wild Thing	VIC	Don Jones IRC Maxi	30.00	Grant Wharington	2:17:15:29
6	72	GBR7236R	Ran	UK	Judel Vrolijk JV 72	21.90	Niklas Zennstrom	2:17:22:55
7	05	AUS 98888	Limit	WA	Reichel/Pugh 62	19.50	Alan Brierty	2:21:30:31
8	60	AUS60000	Loki	NSW	Reichel/Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	2:21:33:16
9	18	AUS11888	Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail	QLD	Reichel/Pugh RP 55	16.80	Bill Wild	2:23:44:50
10	55	R55	Living Doll	VIC	Cookson Farr 55	16.76	Michael Hiatt	3:00:18:35

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position	Race Number	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected Time d:hh:mm:ss
1	30	YC3300	Secret Men's Business 3.5	SA	Reichel/Pugh 51	15.64	Geoff Boettcher	4:01:29:40
2	94	5299	Jazz	NSW	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Chris Bull	4:02:05:28
3	69	6952	Shogun	VIC	Judel Vroljik JV52	15.85	Rob Hanna	4:02:07:53
4		10007	Pretty Fly III	NSW	Farr Cookson 50	15.24	Colin Woods	4:02:49:12
5	45	1545	Victoire	NSW	Beneteau First 45	13.90	Darryl Hodgkinson	4:03:05:41
6	18	AUS11888	Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail	QLD	Reichel/Pugh RP 55	16.80	Bill Wild	4:04:35:23
7	55	R55	Living Doll	VIC	Cookson Farr 55	16.76	Michael Hiatt	4:04:52:19
8	72	GBR7236R	Ran	UK	Judel Vrolijk JV 72	21.90	Niklas Zennstrom	4:06:11:31
9		43218	Vamp	RUS	Corby 49	14.90	Mikhail Muratov Roger Hickman	4:06:18:08
10		R33	Chutzpah	VIC	Reichel/Pugh IRC 40	12.00	Bruce Taylor	4:06:50:08

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